Chikungunya infection confirmed in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket (Thailand)
Autor(es): Bottieau E, Van Esbroeck M, Cnops L, Clerinx J, Van Gompel A
Resumo: Chikungunya infection has been increasingly reported in international travellers following its epidemic re-emergence in the Indian Ocean isl-s in 2006 - its spread to southern Asia thereafter. We describe the first case of chikungunya in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket, Thail- - discuss the potential implications of chikungunya cases imported to European countries for patient management - public health.
Imprenta: Euro Surveillance, v. 14, n. 25, 2009
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2009
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